198518
| 1 | 198518 | Committee Report | Report of the Committee Report on Legislative Matters, meeting on February 19, 2015. | Approved | |
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198519
| 1 | 198519 | Committee Report | Report of the Committee Report on Legislative Matters, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, on February 25, 2015. | Approved | |
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198517
| 1 | 198517 | Committee Report | Report of the Committee Report on Finance, meeting on February 24, 2015. | Approved | |
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198537
| 1 | 198537 | Public Communication | Kevin Oliver submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198538
| 1 | 198538 | Public Communication | Fred Berman and Lori Segall submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198535
| 1 | 198535 | Public Communication | Kirsten Wesselhoeft submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198536
| 1 | 198536 | Public Communication | Erica Voolich submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198528
| 1 | 198528 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Groundwork Somerville Maple Syrup Boil Down, Growing Center, Mar 6-7, 8:30AM-4PM. | Approved | |
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198529
| 1 | 198529 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Unity Somerville Palm Sunday Donkey Walk, Powderhouse Park to Davis Sq, Mar 29, 8:30-9:30AM. | Approved | |
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198530
| 1 | 198530 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Unity Somerville Easter Sunrise Service, Powderhouse Park, Apr 6, 5:45-7AM. | Approved | |
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198534
| 1 | 198534 | License | New Used Car Dealer Class 2 License, Alewife Automotive, 395 Alewife Brook Pkwy., 0 autos in, 18 autos out. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198533
| 1 | 198533 | License | Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Instacar, 38 Medford St. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198539
| 1 | 198539 | Public Communication | John Bunzick submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198531
| 1 | 198531 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, MOM's 5K Run for Cancer, Dilboy Post and area streets, May 10, 8AM-3PM. | Approved | |
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198532
| 1 | 198532 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Somerville Road Runners Race to the Row, Assembly Sq, Aug 23, 7AM-2PM. | Approved | |
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198540
| 1 | 198540 | Public Communication | Rob Cheyne submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198541
| 1 | 198541 | Public Communication | MA DOT informing the city of a Public Hearing on a Design Public Hearing for the Healey School Intersection Improvements Project on 3/4/15 at 7PM at the Healey School Cafeteria. | Placed on file | |
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198498
| 1 | 198498 | Roll Call | Call of the Roll. | Placed on file | |
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198499
| 1 | 198499 | Minutes | Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, January 22, 2015. | Approved | |
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198555
| 1 | 198555 | Public Communication | Joe Lynch submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198556
| 1 | 198556 | Public Communication | Elizabeth Levy submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198557
| 1 | 198557 | Public Communication | Allison Stieber submitting comments re: the snow removal ordinance. | Placed on file | |
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198542
| 2 | 198542 | Order | That the Director of SPCD apply an economic modeling construct to the proposed zoning ordinance to demonstrate the likely economic impacts on commercial development, jobs, housing, and other factors. | Approved | |
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198543
| 2 | 198543 | Order | That the Director of SPCD appear before this Board to state his intention to comply with #198411, an Order passed by this Board on 1/22/15 that he provide each ward alderman with an analysis of the impact of the proposed zoning ordinance on their ward, and then work with them on a ward-based public meeting to discuss those changes. | Approved | |
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198552
| 2 | 198552 | Mayor's Communication | Conveying information about the construction of the Gilman Square Green Line station. | Placed on file | |
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198558
| 2 | 198558 | Order | That the Director of SPCD hire an independent consultant to conduct and provide to this Board an expedited economic analysis of the impacts of a range of potential inclusionary zoning affordable housing percentages from 12 1/2% to 25% on affordable and market-rate housing. | Approved | |
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198559
| 2 | 198559 | Resolution | That the Administration update the public with CTY calls when parking restrictions have been lifted on their streets. | Approved | |
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198560
| 2 | 198560 | Order | That the Director of Personnel provide this Board with a list of all open city positions. | Approved | |
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198515
| 2 | 198515 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works install temporary lighting at the Dilboy Field parking lot that is utilized during snow storms. | Approved | |
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198532
| 2 | 198532 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Somerville Road Runners Race to the Row, Assembly Sq, Aug 23, 7AM-2PM. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198531
| 2 | 198531 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, MOM's 5K Run for Cancer, Dilboy Post and area streets, May 10, 8AM-3PM. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198530
| 2 | 198530 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Unity Somerville Easter Sunrise Service, Powderhouse Park, Apr 6, 5:45-7AM. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198529
| 2 | 198529 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Unity Somerville Palm Sunday Donkey Walk, Powderhouse Park to Davis Sq, Mar 29, 8:30-9:30AM. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198528
| 2 | 198528 | Public Event | Public Event Permit, Groundwork Somerville Maple Syrup Boil Down, Growing Center, Mar 6-7, 8:30AM-4PM. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198503
| 2 | 198503 | Order | That the Director of SPCD submit a progress report on SomerVision by March 26, 2015. | Approved | |
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198502
| 2 | 198502 | Resolution | That the Administration update this Board on Feb. 26, 2015 regarding snow removal efforts. | Placed on file | |
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198504
| 2 | 198504 | Order | That the Directors of Constituent Services and the Council on Aging work with the Mayor’s Office to develop a more robust program for low-cost shoveling for low-income seniors and people with disabilities who can't shovel or pay market rates. | Approved | |
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198505
| 2 | 198505 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works implement with the Director of Constituent Services a registry of properties that require special plowing or shoveling attention due to the necessary actions of city plows, so these situations can be automatically addressed. | Approved | |
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198506
| 2 | 198506 | Resolution | That the Mayor report to this Board a timeline for filling the 2 vacancies on the Redevelopment Authority . | Approved | |
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198507
| 2 | 198507 | Order | That the Director of Personnel report to this Board on the progress in hiring key managerial positions, especially the Directors of Engineering, Libraries and Veterans Services. | Approved | |
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198508
| 2 | 198508 | Order | That the Director of SPCD (Transportation and Infrastructure) schedule with the Ward 5 Alderman a follow-up community meeting for March or April to report on safety improvements planned for the Lowell Street bridge area, since the Community Path Extension will open onto the Lowell Street bridge in the spring. | Approved | |
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198509
| 2 | 198509 | Order | That the Director of SPCD (Transportation and Infrastructure) schedule with the Ward 5 Alderman a community meeting on street and infrastructure improvements to enhance safety on Cedar Street between Broadway and Highland Avenue since the street will be repaved this spring. | Approved | |
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198510
| 2 | 198510 | Order | That the Director of Capital Projects schedule with the Mayor’s Office and the Ward 5 Alderman a follow-up community meeting to discuss drainage and groundwater issues at the 35R Lexington Ave project. | Approved | |
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198511
| 2 | 198511 | Order | That the Director of Traffic and Parking turn on or repair the speed indicator signs on the north and south approaches to the Lowell Street Bridge. | Approved | |
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198512
| 2 | 198512 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the pothole on Porter Street at the intersection of Highland Avenue. | Approved | |
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198513
| 2 | 198513 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the potholes on Lowell Street at Albion Street and at 235 Lowell Street. | Approved | |
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198516
| 2 | 198516 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the gate (closest to Grossman Marketing Group) at the New Washington Street dog park. | Approved | |
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198514
| 2 | 198514 | Order | That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the pot holes on Grove Street, Morrison Avenue, Appleton Street and Clifton Street. | Approved | |
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198527
| 2 | 198527 | Officer's Communication | City Clerk requesting approval of his Public Official's Bond. | Approved | |
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198524
| 2 | 198524 | Mayor's Request | Requesting a review of Edwin Torres' Constable License. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198500
| 2 | 198500 | Citation | Commending Sproot, a Somerville-based startup, for winning the People's Choice Award at the University of Texas Food Lab Challenge. | Approved | |
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198501
| 2 | 198501 | Citation | Commending the Mayor, his Administration, and the Public Works, Police, and Fire Departments for a job well done during the recent historic snow fall. | Approved | |
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198554
| 3 | 198554 | Communication | Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 1/22/15. | Placed on file | |
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198545
| 3 | 198545 | Mayor's Request | Requesting a contract extension for CDR Maguire through May 29, 2015, for engineering services for the East Somerville Community School. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198485
| 3 | 198485 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of James Pero as Constable. | Approved | |
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198486
| 3 | 198486 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of James DiFraia as Constable. | Approved | |
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198487
| 3 | 198487 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Scott Kingsley as Constable. | Approved | |
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198488
| 3 | 198488 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Thathyanno Desa as Constable. | Approved | |
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198489
| 3 | 198489 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Derek Morrison as Constable. | Approved | |
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198490
| 3 | 198490 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Gladyner Brevil as Constable. | Approved | |
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198134
| 3 | 198134 | Communication | Personnel Director responding to #197980 re: the city's domestic violence leave policy. | Work completed | |
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198525
| 3 | 198525 | Communication | Requesting the appointment of Douglas Bosley as an Election Commissioner. | Approved | |
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198520
| 3 | 198520 | Mayor's Request | Requesting approval to extend a lease with Zipcar through 12/31/15 for 7 spaces in municipal lots. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198493
| 3 | 198493 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Geovanne Colon as Constable. | Approved | |
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198491
| 3 | 198491 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Michael Browne as Constable. | Approved | |
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198492
| 3 | 198492 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Albert Darling as Constable. | Approved | |
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198544
| 3 | 198544 | Mayor's Request | Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to establish a Project Mitigation Contribution (linkage) program and establish a Job Creation and Retention Trust. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198548
| 3 | 198548 | Communication | Requesting the reappointment of Alyssa Rosen Saunders to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198549
| 3 | 198549 | Communication | Requesting the appointment of Matt Miller to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198550
| 3 | 198550 | Communication | Requesting the appointment of Vanessa Boukili to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change | Referred for recommendation | |
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198551
| 3 | 198551 | Communication | Requesting the appointment of Spencer Lawrence to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198553
| 3 | 198553 | Officer's Communication | Director of Personnel responding to #198507 on tonight's agenda re: hiring key managerial positions. | Placed on file | |
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198492
| 4 | 198492 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Albert Darling as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198491
| 4 | 198491 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Michael Browne as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198493
| 4 | 198493 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Geovanne Colon as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198525
| 4 | 198525 | Communication | Requesting the appointment of Douglas Bosley as an Election Commissioner. | Mayoral Approval | |
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197739
| 4 | 197739 | Order | That the City Auditor advise this Board of the status of the Gosder Cherilus Foundation check to refund the money used by the City to pay for the equipment for the Somerville Youth Football program. | Work completed | |
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197889
| 4 | 197889 | Order | That the Director of Commissions provide this Board with an annual update on domestic violence to include statistics and available programs. | Work completed | |
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197980
| 4 | 197980 | Order | That the Director of Personnel update this Board on implementation of the domestic violence leave policy mandated by Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2014. | Work completed | |
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198526
| 4 | 198526 | Communication | Planning Board conveying its recommendations re: #197941, a zoning ordinance amendment to prohibit the damage or destruction of any shade or fruit trees during the conversion of a single- or two-family dwelling. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198547
| 4 | 198547 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $64,423 from the MA Office of Public Safety and Security for police staffing for the Police Dept. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198523
| 4 | 198523 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a $17,924 grant from the DPH First Responder Naloxone (Narcan) Grant Program for the Police Dept. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198490
| 4 | 198490 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Gladyner Brevil as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198489
| 4 | 198489 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Derek Morrison as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198488
| 4 | 198488 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Thathyanno Desa as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198487
| 4 | 198487 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of Scott Kingsley as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198486
| 4 | 198486 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of James DiFraia as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198521
| 4 | 198521 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn. | Withdrawn | |
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198485
| 4 | 198485 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the re-appointment of James Pero as Constable. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198416
| 5 | 198416 | Mayor's Request | Requesting acceptance of a grant of $110,000 from the MA Government Innovation Office partially funding a longitudinal integrated data system for the Public Schools in concert with SomerPromise and Code for America. | Approved | |
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198401
| 5 | 198401 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $5,999 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, for the City Clerk's assessment and preservation of certain historic records. | Approved | |
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198522
| 5 | 198522 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $400,000 from the EPA for SPCD's use in assessing brownfields sites throughout the city. | Referred for recommendation | |
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198546
| 5 | 198546 | Mayor's Request | Requesting approval to borrow $809,425 in a bond, and expend the same amount, for Emergency DPW Snow Removal Equipment. | Approved | |
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198546
| 6 | 198546 | Mayor's Request | Requesting approval to borrow $809,425 in a bond, and expend the same amount, for Emergency DPW Snow Removal Equipment. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198401
| 6 | 198401 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $5,999 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, for the City Clerk's assessment and preservation of certain historic records. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198319
| 6 | 198319 | Order | That this Board conduct a public hearing on the new snow removal regulations to solicit feedback and suggestions from the public. | Work completed | |
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198400
| 6 | 198400 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the expenditure of $2,057.31 in FY15 appropriations to pay four outstanding FY14 invoices in the Police Dept. | Approved | |
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198416
| 6 | 198416 | Mayor's Request | Requesting acceptance of a grant of $110,000 from the MA Government Innovation Office partially funding a longitudinal integrated data system for the Public Schools in concert with SomerPromise and Code for America. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198452
| 6 | 198452 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a $4,314 grant from the MA Vest-a-Dog program for a cruiser insert for the Police Dept.'s K-9 dog. | Approved | |
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198417
| 6 | 198417 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $20,000 from DCR for the Arts Council to complete a sculpture project for Baxter Park. | Approved | |
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198475
| 6 | 198475 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $64,423 from the MA Office of Public Safety and Security for Fire Department staffing. | Approved | |
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195833
| 6 | 195833 | Order | That the Director of Finance and the City Treasurer research the possibility of providing direct deposit pay stubs online to employees and determine the potential savings to the city by doing so. | Work completed | |
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196058
| 6 | 196058 | Officer's Communication | Assistant City Solicitor responding to #195769 re: GPS devices on city vehicles and collective bargaining rights. | Work completed | |
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196125
| 6 | 196125 | Public Communication | Sanford Pooler submitting comments re: #195769, installing GPS devices in city vehicles. | Work completed | |
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198235
| 6 | 198235 | Mayor's Request | Requesting Use of Available Funds totalling $2,108 in the Auditing Dept. Salaries Account to adjust the salary of the Accounting Analyst position. | Approved | |
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198232
| 6 | 198232 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the dedication of Otis Playground for Open Space and Recreational Use in perpetuity. | Approved | |
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198234
| 6 | 198234 | Mayor's Request | Requesting, as required by the PARC grants, the authorization to utilize State and Federal funding necessary to construct Otis Playgound. | Approved | |
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198450
| 6 | 198450 | Mayor's Request | Requesting an appropriation of $34,779.40 From Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Personnel Professional and Technical Services Account to pay an FY2014 training invoice. | Approved | |
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198450
| 7 | 198450 | Mayor's Request | Requesting an appropriation of $34,779.40 From Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Personnel Professional and Technical Services Account to pay an FY2014 training invoice. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198234
| 7 | 198234 | Mayor's Request | Requesting, as required by the PARC grants, the authorization to utilize State and Federal funding necessary to construct Otis Playgound. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198232
| 7 | 198232 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the dedication of Otis Playground for Open Space and Recreational Use in perpetuity. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198235
| 7 | 198235 | Mayor's Request | Requesting Use of Available Funds totalling $2,108 in the Auditing Dept. Salaries Account to adjust the salary of the Accounting Analyst position. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198233
| 7 | 198233 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant totaling $400,000 to construct Otis Playground. | Approved | |
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198475
| 7 | 198475 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $64,423 from the MA Office of Public Safety and Security for Fire Department staffing. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198417
| 7 | 198417 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $20,000 from DCR for the Arts Council to complete a sculpture project for Baxter Park. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198452
| 7 | 198452 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a $4,314 grant from the MA Vest-a-Dog program for a cruiser insert for the Police Dept.'s K-9 dog. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198400
| 7 | 198400 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the expenditure of $2,057.31 in FY15 appropriations to pay four outstanding FY14 invoices in the Police Dept. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198451
| 7 | 198451 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of grant funds totaling $250,000 from the MA Office of Housing and Economic Development for the East Broadway Streetscape Project. | Approved | |
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198451
| 8 | 198451 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of grant funds totaling $250,000 from the MA Office of Housing and Economic Development for the East Broadway Streetscape Project. | Mayoral Approval | |
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198233
| 8 | 198233 | Mayor's Request | Requesting the acceptance of a Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant totaling $400,000 to construct Otis Playground. | Mayoral Approval | |
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192806
| 8 | 192806 | Resolution | That this Board requests that the Mayor and the Director of Personnel inform the Committee on Legislative Matters of the city’s intentions regarding the development of a domestic violence policy for city employees. | Work completed | |
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196859
| 9 | 196859 | Officer's Communication | Director of Finance submitting a report on SPCD Professional & Technical Services Accounts. | Work completed | |
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195769
| 14 | 195769 | Mayor's Request | Requesting approval to appropriate $106,812.60 from Free Cash to the Highway Professional & Technical Services Account to provide the first year of GPS monitoring services for city vehicles. | Placed on file | |
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